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Lobbyist, javisst? - En komparativ fallstudie med fokus på partitillhörighet och lobbyistisk verksamhet

Franzén, Ellen LU (2018) STVK02 20181
Department of Political Science
Abstract
Lobbyism is a central term in Swedish contemporary politics, as it affects political decisions in distinct ways. Lobbyism is a well-known force, yet it is operating on different levels of power than regular politics, in public as well as in more discrete contexts. Therefore, I find this complex phenomenon to be an interesting case to investigate due to the fact that the effect it has on citizens and society, as well as its scope, is not fully known. This bachelor thesis aims to examine the role of the lobbyist by focusing on the outcomes of two selected governments and their respective secretaries of state. Using a self-designed instrument of analysis based on a political science framework, the post-government careers of these secretaries... (More)
Lobbyism is a central term in Swedish contemporary politics, as it affects political decisions in distinct ways. Lobbyism is a well-known force, yet it is operating on different levels of power than regular politics, in public as well as in more discrete contexts. Therefore, I find this complex phenomenon to be an interesting case to investigate due to the fact that the effect it has on citizens and society, as well as its scope, is not fully known. This bachelor thesis aims to examine the role of the lobbyist by focusing on the outcomes of two selected governments and their respective secretaries of state. Using a self-designed instrument of analysis based on a political science framework, the post-government careers of these secretaries of state are being examined to further evaluate potential connections to lobbyistic issues. The result shows a tendency for right-wing secretaries of state to more often go into jobs with lobbying-type qualities compared to their left-wing counterparts, and that the type of lobbying predominantly is of the outside variant. Furthermore, the study found that lobbying can be hard to properly identify and thus the demarcation for what constitutes, or does not constitute, as lobbying activity has been hard to apply. (Less)
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author
Franzén, Ellen LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVK02 20181
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Lobbyism, statsråd, analysinstrument, partier, regering
language
Swedish
id
8940494
date added to LUP
2018-08-22 15:03:15
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2018-08-22 15:03:15
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  abstract     = {{Lobbyism is a central term in Swedish contemporary politics, as it affects political decisions in distinct ways. Lobbyism is a well-known force, yet it is operating on different levels of power than regular politics, in public as well as in more discrete contexts. Therefore, I find this complex phenomenon to be an interesting case to investigate due to the fact that the effect it has on citizens and society, as well as its scope, is not fully known. This bachelor thesis aims to examine the role of the lobbyist by focusing on the outcomes of two selected governments and their respective secretaries of state. Using a self-designed instrument of analysis based on a political science framework, the post-government careers of these secretaries of state are being examined to further evaluate potential connections to lobbyistic issues. The result shows a tendency for right-wing secretaries of state to more often go into jobs with lobbying-type qualities compared to their left-wing counterparts, and that the type of lobbying predominantly is of the outside variant. Furthermore, the study found that lobbying can be hard to properly identify and thus the demarcation for what constitutes, or does not constitute, as lobbying activity has been hard to apply.}},
  author       = {{Franzén, Ellen}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Lobbyist, javisst? - En komparativ fallstudie med fokus på partitillhörighet och lobbyistisk verksamhet}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}